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Police arrest 97 for Olympics-related offenses including ticket resale
Last week the London Metropolitan Police Unit arrested almost 100 individuals in connection to offenses regarding the 2012 Summer Olympics.
British Home Secretary Theresa May reported at British security think tank the Royal United Services Institute that 97 arrests had been made by Operation Podium, a dedicated unit of London's Metropolitan Police. Created in June 2010, the unit's primary focus is to root out ticket companies and others planning to resell their Olympic tickets, as unauthorized resale of Olympics tickets is illegal in the U.K.
North Carolina venue looks to block ticket resale
The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) recently starting working to take advantage of a North Carolina ticket resale law that allows venues to bar online resale of tickets for their upcoming events.
AAI white paper targets restrictive paperless tickets
The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has officially joined the fight against paperless ticketing.
On Friday, January 20, the Washington, DC-based advocacy organization presented the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general with a 71-page white paper authored by James D. Hurwitz.
Live Nation service fee case moves to Maryland federal court
A lawsuit accusing Live Nation of illegally charging exorbitant service fees and giving "kickbacks" to a Baltimore concert hall is winding its way through the Maryland court system.
Andre Bourgeois filed a class action lawsuit against Live Nation accusing its Ticketmaster division of breaking a Baltimore ordinance that prohibits service fees above $0.50 over face value.
Counterfeit Green Bay Packers tickets prompt warnings
Recent instances of counterfeit tickets at Green Bay Packers home games has prompted local officials to caution fans to check the authenticity of tickets for upcoming NFL playoff games.
Police seized about 25 fake tickets at Lambeau Field during the December 25 game against the Chicago Bears, costing buyers thousands of dollars, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Counterfeit tickets also were reportedly discovered at the Packers' December 11 home game against the Oakland Raiders.
viagogo to continue fight over reseller name disclosure
The UK Court of Appeal ruled against ticket resale marketplace viagogo late last month for the company to turn over the names of ticket resellers to the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
The RFU prohibits the resale of its tickets above face value, so the league sought the names of resellers to level disciplinary action against them. But viagogo refused to furnish the names, in part because doing so would breach the company's policy of keeping sellers' identities private.
London police arrest over 90 for Olympics ticket offenses
The London Olympics are less than a year away, and the city's Metropolitan Police force already has made more than 90 ticket-related arrests as part of its Operation Podium fraud investigation program.
Police said this week that the arrests were designed to send a message that nefarious activity around the Olympics will be thoroughly investigated.
Live Nation sued for alleged strong-arm tactics
The owners of an independent promotions company are suing Live Nation for alleged strong-arm tactics that led to the owners losing a contract with the New Jersey State Fair.
Thomas Dorfman and Chris Barrett, owners of Juice Entertainment, LLC, claim that Live Nation "repeatedly made defamatory statements" about Juice Entertainment and coerced artists not to play at this year's fair.
StubHub sued over ticket guarantee
Ticket resale marketplace StubHub is being sued by a New Jersey man who claims he bought a ticket from the site to see the Stone Temple Pilots, but was refused entry to the event.
Joseph Fabozzi alleges that he was not admitted to the July 26, 2011, concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, because the venue said his ticket had already been used.
Ticketmaster doubles amount of fee dispute settlement
Ticketmaster is doubling the amount it initially set aside to settle a class action lawsuit over certain fees, after a judge rejected a proposed settlement earlier this year.
The company will pay a minimum of $45 million in the form of credits on future ticket purchases by class members. The class includes consumers who purchased tickets from Ticketmaster.com between October 21, 1999, and October 19, 2011.
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